Florida Condo Re-do

Remember when I shared photos from our Florida trip here and I told you that my husband and I were picking out the updates for my Mother-in-Laws new condo.  Well, when we went back to Florida this last spring, I took updated pictures but I am just getting to posting about them now, lol!

I thought you would like to see a cute remodel… sorry DIYers.  This is not one of those posts.  She had a contractor take care of everything. 

Here is a before picture of her kitchen.

Here is an after.  The entire kitchen was gutted and re-done.  The kitchen was also extended into the eating area.

I will be showing you more before and after photos…enjoy!

Before.

After.

Before.

Before.

After.

Before.

After.

 

Before.

After.

Before.

After.

This was a small kitchen before.

Now it is much bigger and more functional!

I just love the cabinets!

This was the wall that was knocked down.

Ah, much better!

This is the view from the front door.

Here are a couple more views.

Great wine cabinet, now it just needs wine, lol!

 

Here is the living room.  The walls were actually aqua and pink!

This is the after.

We (my Mother-in-Law and me) went shopping for new furniture!

Here is the Master bedroom so far.

The guest room before.

After.

The master bath.

Here are some afters.

Here is the other bathroom. (before)

Here are the afters!

Here are a couple of other random pictures!  This was the furniture we picked out, but we already returned them for something else, ha!  I know, we are the biggest pains, lol!

I love that rug though!

There were a lot of problems with the tile installation.  (You can see all the blue tape- that means all those tiles were bad.)  Anyway,  my MIL had to have the whole floor re-done.  It was a huge problem!   I will show you more pics when I go back.

I love the this table.

Now, that the house is almost done, we still need to decorate it.

That was the fun part!

We took a couple of huge trips to Target and Kohls!  Oh yeah, we did some serious damage!!!

So that is the Florida Condo update!  I just love it and can’t wait to go back!!!

What do you think?

Have you remodeled a house or condo?  How did it go?  Any problems?

What was the best part?

Have a great day! :)

A special celebration...

I have to hurry… I can see the first shadows hovering over the garden; on the brink of the day they hang, they’re acquiring forms; strange mysterious shapes. Bird’s songs are but whispers; the vegetation withers. Ah yes, nightfall is upon us… and I still have so much to do!

Picking up flowers from the garden is a priority... but I must hurry!

From all the flowers collected, I made a very special bouquet…

White roses are her favorite… white roses and purple lupines are a lovely combination… I know she’ll like them!

I’m thinking I’ll make some buttermilk-cherry pastel and lemon-thyme bread, and I will make some exotic elixirs to accompany it—maybe some cinnamon spice punch with oranges and limes and some sparkling wine…

Oh yes, I want my little cottage to provide a warm sanctuary for her, a place where we can feel safely hidden away from the world and surrounded in comforts… so I’m bringing out all the pretty things... the plush down comforters and loads and loads of pillows for tonight…

You see, tonight it’s an extra special night! I’m having a mid-night feast. I’m celebrating a very special birthday tonight, right at the stroke of midnight!

But why at midnight? Well, you see tomorrow is the birthday of my dearest sister Lissette, and I want to be the first one to wish her an extra happy happy birthday. So the celebration would have to begin tonight when the clock strikes midnight!

She doesn't know she's coming, thought. You see, she lives very far from me and thus, she may not make it on time. Nevertheless, I’m still celebrating her arrival to my world one day, and I want to tell her how very fortunate I am to have her for a sister and my best friend… So in case she would not make it here, I’m calling upon my fairy friends to send her a very special delivery filled with magic. So here it goes:

Fireflies, Fairy Folk, a little magic carried by night breezes… through the trees through the clouds send some magic across the sky... and a happy happy birthday to Lissette!

Won't you wish Lissette a happy birthday too! I know she'll be thrilled!

Happy Birthday, sis!